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defense secretary is in afghanistan tonight and he says we're close to beating al- qaeda. fox's david piper has the latest. >> defense secretary leon pinetta arriving in afghanistan for his first visit to the war zone. this comes a week after he took his new tough job. >> it's big, it's complicated, it's filled with sophisticated technology. it's bumpy, but in the end it's the best in the world. >> the u.s. and allies are now within reach of defeating al- qaeda. >> the key is that having gotten bin laden, we've now identified some of the key leadership within al-qaeda, both in pakistan as well as in yemen and other areas that if we can be successful at going after them, i think we can really undermind their ability. >> the former cia director and other afghan officials discuss the plan to pull american troops. president obama wants to bring about 10,000 troops back home this year and 23,000 more next year. >> the key to success in afghanistan is the ability to successfully transition to the afghans. >> the secretary meeting with general david patraeus. the top u.s. command
defense secretary is in afghanistan tonight and he says we're close to beating al- qaeda. fox's david piper has the latest. >> defense secretary leon pinetta arriving in afghanistan for his first visit to the war zone. this comes a week after he took his new tough job. >> it's big, it's complicated, it's filled with sophisticated technology. it's bumpy, but in the end it's the best in the world. >> the u.s. and allies are now within reach of defeating al- qaeda. >> the...
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. >> while in afghanistan and posted it on youtube get this, she said yes. a little prodding from friends with benefits co-star justin timber lake she agreed to accompany him to the ball. >>> 500 at the all-star break, one reason, their only all-star tyler clipper, next in sports. >> first heinz ward's dui arrest fueling the bitter rivalry between the steelerravens, ray rice sent out a tweet saying looks like heinz ward will miss week one when the lock out ends, that lead to some back and forth. clark as suring rice he would find him on week one when the teams face off >> good evening we are 118 days into the nfl lock out many thing an agreement in principle can get done in the next 7 to 10 days ownerplayers will talk again tomorrow the plan is to have an agreement in place to be approved during the july 21st league meetings in atlanta. training camps are scheduled to open in two weeks,. >>> switching gears a little bit pitcher tyler clifford the nationals loan all-star prior to yesterday's game he was presented with his jersey by the gener
. >> while in afghanistan and posted it on youtube get this, she said yes. a little prodding from friends with benefits co-star justin timber lake she agreed to accompany him to the ball. >>> 500 at the all-star break, one reason, their only all-star tyler clipper, next in sports. >> first heinz ward's dui arrest fueling the bitter rivalry between the steelerravens, ray rice sent out a tweet saying looks like heinz ward will miss week one when the lock out ends, that lead...
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thed where is to get more mean for the war in afghanistan. the claims were published in rolling stone magazine. >>> soon, fbis in northern virginia will notice -- folks in northern virginia will notice more traffic. 6,000 workers are moving from crystal city to the mark center. the metro is taking steps to deal with the extra traffic and they will offer bus service between the pentagon and marc center. the new line will run every 10 minutes during rush hour and every 15 during the offpeak hours. >>> fairfax county police have released two now pictures of the suspected serial slasher. a man with a box cutter or knife is targeting young women in store. he distracts them and slashes the bottom before taking off. this is surveillance pictures from the marshal, at green briar shopping center where one of the attacks happened. the suspect struck at the fair oaks mall in tyson's corner center. if you recognize him, fairfax county police want to hear from you. >>> a mount rainier police officer ordered to stay behind bars. the officer gene gillette i
thed where is to get more mean for the war in afghanistan. the claims were published in rolling stone magazine. >>> soon, fbis in northern virginia will notice -- folks in northern virginia will notice more traffic. 6,000 workers are moving from crystal city to the mark center. the metro is taking steps to deal with the extra traffic and they will offer bus service between the pentagon and marc center. the new line will run every 10 minutes during rush hour and every 15 during the...
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. >>> general david petraeus celebrated his last fourth of july as top commander in afghanistan. general pet ray also spent the holiday to add rehad been enlistment ceremonies in kandahar and bagram airfield. the vus its made at lost one soldier feel privileged. >> you can feel the honor when you get a general like general petraeus to come down and do it for us. it peak it feel more important to me. it will be nice being able to call home and tell my mom to check it out on tv and tell my family that i got to do this, something that i'll never be able to do again. >> the general says the effort will center on the eastern border with pakistan. >>> it was a fourth of july to remember for the sweet and ballmer children now of bowie children. >> their mom and dad tied the knot. the wedding brought together two war-torn families. bob barnard with that ceremony. >> reporter: beneath the towering air force memorial overlooking the nation's capital, amid the bus loads of tourists on this hazy summer day appears a white stretch limo and in it, two families scarred by war. >> chris actually
. >>> general david petraeus celebrated his last fourth of july as top commander in afghanistan. general pet ray also spent the holiday to add rehad been enlistment ceremonies in kandahar and bagram airfield. the vus its made at lost one soldier feel privileged. >> you can feel the honor when you get a general like general petraeus to come down and do it for us. it peak it feel more important to me. it will be nice being able to call home and tell my mom to check it out on tv and...
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once it wraps up its work in iraq and afghanistan. the company is now known as xe and is moving to arlington. >>> tonight on the news edge at 11:00 a serial slasher is on the loose in fairfax county. a man's cut several women at busy shopping malls. police are worried it's only going to get worse. >>> a congressman is arrested outside the white house today. find out why on the news edge at 11:00. >>> now that the lockout finally over donovan mcnabb is as good as gone and that leaves the big hole in the quarterback position. >> at redskins park today fox 5's sports director dave feldman spoke to some guy. i've heard him show up at redskins park talking a lot of smack, hasn't played football in five years and this is our leader. >> maybe. his name is john beck. went on national radio a while ago, said he was going to be the redskins starting quarterback. the second round pick out of byu has not backed down from that statement since, something i discussed with him earlier this afternoon. john beck as happy as anybody the lockout is now o
once it wraps up its work in iraq and afghanistan. the company is now known as xe and is moving to arlington. >>> tonight on the news edge at 11:00 a serial slasher is on the loose in fairfax county. a man's cut several women at busy shopping malls. police are worried it's only going to get worse. >>> a congressman is arrested outside the white house today. find out why on the news edge at 11:00. >>> now that the lockout finally over donovan mcnabb is as good as gone...
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-- the brother of the afghanistan leader was assassinated at his home overnight the younger half brother of hamid karzai elected as representative for the southern afghan region but implicated in afghanistan's drug trade it is not the first time that he has been a target there was an assassination attempt on him in 2009. >>> 10 members of britain's royal family and their staff are among the thousands allegedly hacked by journalists at the now closed news of the world newspaper. there is growing pressure from news corps shareholders here in the u.s. they are filing suit against the parent company of fox 5 news. the white house has been going after companies that pay bribes forgetting foreign contracts. >>> now to attacks on the u.s. embassy in sierran grey mobs ransacked the embassy, they tore letters off the front of the building and spray painted messages like the american ambassador is a dog following visits by the u.s. ambassador last week. hillary clinton said the president officiary has lost legitimacy. >> he is not indy penceable we have absolute -- indespencable we have nothing in
-- the brother of the afghanistan leader was assassinated at his home overnight the younger half brother of hamid karzai elected as representative for the southern afghan region but implicated in afghanistan's drug trade it is not the first time that he has been a target there was an assassination attempt on him in 2009. >>> 10 members of britain's royal family and their staff are among the thousands allegedly hacked by journalists at the now closed news of the world newspaper. there...
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the article said so-called sci-ops were used to get them to support the war in afghanistan but the general declares the accusations are unfounded. >>> it wasn't exactly an invasion but part of the mexican army wound up in texas by accident. they crossed the rio grand into texas in four hum vs over a bridge across the boundary line but once they were in the us, they had to keep going to check in with customs officials. >> i couldn't answer whether they were armed or not, but i can tell you that they were conducting their work that they do as military, and somehow they lost sight of the boundary line and entered the us territory. >> well, they were questioned, not detained nor charged. the mexican military says they were carrying out reconnaissance on the border when they made a mistake. >>> coming up on the news edge at 11:00, thousands of dollars in copper stolen from pepco. you're not going to believe who police say is behind the theft. >>> the debt deadlock on capitol hill having an unexpected effect on airline fees but you're probably not seeing any savings, coming up on the news edge a
the article said so-called sci-ops were used to get them to support the war in afghanistan but the general declares the accusations are unfounded. >>> it wasn't exactly an invasion but part of the mexican army wound up in texas by accident. they crossed the rio grand into texas in four hum vs over a bridge across the boundary line but once they were in the us, they had to keep going to check in with customs officials. >> i couldn't answer whether they were armed or not, but i can...
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terrorize and here's a country who, you know, been an ally of ours, part of the nato mission in both afghanistan and libya and frankly is going to be a target and it looks like today was the day unfortunately. >> police believe these attacks are related. do you have any insight as to why? they are so different, the bombing that we see, the result of downtown oslow and at a camp. why do they believe these two are related? because of the timing? >> the timing is the most obvious factor. these are both terrorist tactics that have been used previously by al-qaeda and al- qaeda inspired groups. what happened in mumbai in 2008, killed over 150 people. that's a mass shooting, bombings are a common occurrence in iraq and other places where al-qaeda is used vehicle born explosive devices. >> what kind of planning went into this? obviously more than one person. >> right, it's very sophisticated attack and another reason to suspect that there's a larger terrorism network involved here. it's unlikely that a single dure durageed individual -- as well as carry out this attack. two-prong attack, both very diff
terrorize and here's a country who, you know, been an ally of ours, part of the nato mission in both afghanistan and libya and frankly is going to be a target and it looks like today was the day unfortunately. >> police believe these attacks are related. do you have any insight as to why? they are so different, the bombing that we see, the result of downtown oslow and at a camp. why do they believe these two are related? because of the timing? >> the timing is the most obvious...
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30-year-old jessica sweet died from leukemia two years ago exposed to toxic smoke at burn pitts in afghanistan. >> very happy. very happy, start of a new life for me, rebirth after losing my wife. >> chris and daniel first met more than two years ago at a program for families of service members killed in iraq and afghanistan. >> we tell our kids, they have a mom and dad in heaven and a mom and dad on earth. >> chris' mom and dad flew in from ohio to attend the ceremony. >> they both have been through so much and for them now to have found one another, and have the opportunity to go on living, we couldn't be happier for both of them. >> i am so happy so unbelievably happy and overwhelmed. >> in the end, we are happy and we've found each other and our families are together as one and it was important we do it here so that ryan and jessica can be a part of the ceremony as well because they remain a part -- a big part of our family. >>> in arlington virginia, bob barner, fox 5 news. >>> 8:42 a.m. on this tuesday morning. >> the world's best jump ropers are in washington today they are teaching us
30-year-old jessica sweet died from leukemia two years ago exposed to toxic smoke at burn pitts in afghanistan. >> very happy. very happy, start of a new life for me, rebirth after losing my wife. >> chris and daniel first met more than two years ago at a program for families of service members killed in iraq and afghanistan. >> we tell our kids, they have a mom and dad in heaven and a mom and dad on earth. >> chris' mom and dad flew in from ohio to attend the ceremony....
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. >>> assassins target more top officials in afghanistan. we'll check more world headlines coming up as well. now 8 minutes past the hour. [ male announcer ] nature is unique... ...authentic... ...pure... and also delicious. ♪ like nature valley. granola bars made with crunchy oats and pure honey. because natural is not only good, it also tastes good. nature valley -- 100% natural. 100% delicious. it's french's crunchy onion chicken! (announcer) for a quick and easy dinner crush french fried onions. dip chicken in egg. coat with onion crumbs and bake. when dinner's made with french's french fried onions, everyone's happy. french's. happy starts here. look for it in the canned vegetable aisle. 0. >>> new this morning, a man hit by a train, it happened at 37th street and eastern avenue near the border. he was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. so far no word on what may have happened or whether d.c. or prince george's county will be handling the case. >>> assassins target more top officials. they killed one of karzai's
. >>> assassins target more top officials in afghanistan. we'll check more world headlines coming up as well. now 8 minutes past the hour. [ male announcer ] nature is unique... ...authentic... ...pure... and also delicious. ♪ like nature valley. granola bars made with crunchy oats and pure honey. because natural is not only good, it also tastes good. nature valley -- 100% natural. 100% delicious. it's french's crunchy onion chicken! (announcer) for a quick and easy dinner crush...
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soy there is a new commander in charge in afghanistan. new commander, general john allen is known for helping turn sunni fighters against al-qaeda in iraq. as far as afghanistan, says there are tough days ahead. general david petraeus handed over command of the international forces yesterday. >>> day three of freedom now for casey anthony. still no word on where she is hiding out. one reporter tried to trail her. news choppers followed her to a parking garage where she reportedly switched cars. >>> for the tech sunday time in two weeks, another dust storm in arizona. the wall of dust also known as a haboub hit phoenix yesterday. weather officials say it towered 3,000 feet and wind gusted up to 40 miles per hour. many in the area were still cheaping up following the giant dust storm on july 5th. soy the end of the nfl lookout could be just days away. up next, we'll check in with the sports youngies for their thoughts. >>> also no day at the beach for these beachgoers. a wave of green slime. we'll explain what this was all about coming up.
soy there is a new commander in charge in afghanistan. new commander, general john allen is known for helping turn sunni fighters against al-qaeda in iraq. as far as afghanistan, says there are tough days ahead. general david petraeus handed over command of the international forces yesterday. >>> day three of freedom now for casey anthony. still no word on where she is hiding out. one reporter tried to trail her. news choppers followed her to a parking garage where she reportedly...
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let's talk about afghanistan. you'll be focusing on that as well. >> we're going to have two senators from the armed services committee. joe leiberman from connecticut and lindsey graham from south carolina. they are going to be traveling overseas. we'll check in with them live from the middle east to talk about the president's withdrawal plan he's announced. we have new polls on that and how people feel about it. especially in light of the attack in kabul earlier this week. also libya as well. and whether the president has done a good enough job justifying why we're there. >> also you have a guest who is a great guy. an actor who has done so much for our troops. >> gary sinise. he's on csi. but the most important role it seems like for him is the fact he's out there serving our troops. he comes from a family with a lot of military connections. he works tirelessly to make sure our troops and families feel appreciated. we're going to sit down and talk to him about what he's doing. >> all right. we look forward to s
let's talk about afghanistan. you'll be focusing on that as well. >> we're going to have two senators from the armed services committee. joe leiberman from connecticut and lindsey graham from south carolina. they are going to be traveling overseas. we'll check in with them live from the middle east to talk about the president's withdrawal plan he's announced. we have new polls on that and how people feel about it. especially in light of the attack in kabul earlier this week. also libya as...
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investigators say he wanted to kill them because of america's involvement in afghanistan. >>> execution of a mexican man in texas could be delayed tonight if the supreme court blocks it. the white house wants it delayed. the man never had access to the mexican consolate and his argued say they never know if that could have helped in his defense. execution is set for 5:00 tonight. >>> army psychiatrist charged with the deadly shooting rampage at fort hood will face the death penalty. he is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the november 2009 attack. his attorney has declined to say whether he's considering an insanity defense. he is paralyzed from the waist down after police shot him to stop the attack. >>> about 7:27 now on this thursday morning. we'll look at the nation's debt crisis. >>> as we head to the break, a live look outside. going to get -- wow, look at this fog. is this our tower cam? i think this is our tower cam near in northwest washington. a lot of fog. tucker will tell us about the forecast, julie has a look at the roadways when fox five morning news return
investigators say he wanted to kill them because of america's involvement in afghanistan. >>> execution of a mexican man in texas could be delayed tonight if the supreme court blocks it. the white house wants it delayed. the man never had access to the mexican consolate and his argued say they never know if that could have helped in his defense. execution is set for 5:00 tonight. >>> army psychiatrist charged with the deadly shooting rampage at fort hood will face the death...
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. >>> a deadly blast claimed 18 lives in afghanistan. it happened this morning when a bus ran over a roadside bomb. violence has been on the rise as u.s. and other combat forces begin to withdraw. >>> an awall army soldier confesses he was planning an attack on fort hood. police arrested the man wednesday at a texas motel. he was approved as a conscious objector, but his discharge was put on hold because of child porn allegations. on tuesday he visited the same store where nadal hasan purchased a gun used in the 2009 attack on fort hood. the store purchased authorities because he purchased a considerable amount of ammunition. >>> much more coming up. two of the world east best soccer teams in town for a huge game this weekend. why barcelona was kicked off the national mall. [ male announcer ] are you watching cable? here's what you should be watching: your cable bill. because you could be paying way too much. stop spending more for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price -- just $84.99 a mon
. >>> a deadly blast claimed 18 lives in afghanistan. it happened this morning when a bus ran over a roadside bomb. violence has been on the rise as u.s. and other combat forces begin to withdraw. >>> an awall army soldier confesses he was planning an attack on fort hood. police arrested the man wednesday at a texas motel. he was approved as a conscious objector, but his discharge was put on hold because of child porn allegations. on tuesday he visited the same store where...
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conservative members of congress on the republican side, house and senate, have been urging us to stay in afghanistan, to continue to spend $10 billion a month. we know we borrow 40 cents for every dollar we spend. $4 billion of the $10 billion each month they want to us spend needs to be borrowed. then the president comes in and says here is the debt ceiling. we have the borrow the money to continue the war. that's one example that you're in favor of. they're saying we're not going to touch it. we're opposing the debt ceiling. harry reid siz if you stand for policy to spend the money, responsibly stand up and vote for extension of the debt ceiling. >> bret: sure, but when you are upset about the situation you're in now and look back to december 2010, you could have taken care of it then. >> maybe. i don't know if it could have been part of the grand deal that extented the tax cuts across america and unemployment compensation benefits. that is monday morning quarterbacking. >> bret: one last thing. you think this deal, whatever is it, can get through the house? >> you're asking me? i don't know the a
conservative members of congress on the republican side, house and senate, have been urging us to stay in afghanistan, to continue to spend $10 billion a month. we know we borrow 40 cents for every dollar we spend. $4 billion of the $10 billion each month they want to us spend needs to be borrowed. then the president comes in and says here is the debt ceiling. we have the borrow the money to continue the war. that's one example that you're in favor of. they're saying we're not going to touch...
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. >>> in afghanistan, a former northern virginia resident servings athe mayor of kandahar has been assassinated. he was killed by a suicide bomber while meeting with local leaders in capped hare. the taliban claiming responsibility. the u.s. ambassador condemned the killing but says it is a sign of taliban's weakness that they can no longer conduct large-scale operations. >>> a story that we covered earlier this year. william caldwell did not engauge in psychological operations against u.s. senators as first reported. the thee-star army general has been cleared following an investigation into allegations that he ordered soldiers to use mind games. the pentagon's inspector general says there is no truth to the accusations. >>> the tsa is facing a discrimination lawsuit accused of not hiring a man because he is missing a hand. michael costantino applied as a security koreaner at la guardia airport. he says he passed the interviews, background check and thought he passed a physical exam but he says the t system a disqualified him for the job because he only has one hand. >> i was hurt at first. it
. >>> in afghanistan, a former northern virginia resident servings athe mayor of kandahar has been assassinated. he was killed by a suicide bomber while meeting with local leaders in capped hare. the taliban claiming responsibility. the u.s. ambassador condemned the killing but says it is a sign of taliban's weakness that they can no longer conduct large-scale operations. >>> a story that we covered earlier this year. william caldwell did not engauge in psychological...
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sergeant first class arthur petri he will receive it for courageous actions during combat operations in afghanistan, 2008 he is only the second living active duty soldier to get the award. he will be honored in the east room of the white house in front of his wife and other family members. >>> another big story today, a private funeral service held in california for former first lady betty ford. she will be remembered at st. margaret's in palm desert among those attending first lady michelle obama and nancy regan, rozalin carter, hillary clinton later in the day, the public will have a chance to say goodbye, mrs. ford will lie in repose at the church tomorrow morning her casket will travel to grand rapids michigan for burial alongside her husband thursday. >>> absentee voting in northern virginia voters are selecting candidates in the house of delegates and state senate, absentee voting continues through august 20th the actual primary is on august 23rd. >>> coming up 10 minutes past the hour, this tuesday morning just a few days after that texas rangers fan was killed trying to catch a foul ball at
sergeant first class arthur petri he will receive it for courageous actions during combat operations in afghanistan, 2008 he is only the second living active duty soldier to get the award. he will be honored in the east room of the white house in front of his wife and other family members. >>> another big story today, a private funeral service held in california for former first lady betty ford. she will be remembered at st. margaret's in palm desert among those attending first lady...
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called operation -- psychological operations were used to try to get senators to support the war in afghanistan. >>> attorney general holder, scheduled to meet with 9/11 family members concerned over allegations news of the world offered to pay for private phone records of victims of the terror attacks in the u.s. a new york attorney said he and 20 family members will make recommendations to the justice department regarding possible actions the government could take to investigate this story. fox 5 is owned by news corp. the same parent company as news of the world. >> now to the massacre in norway as we get a look at some of the surveillance video, showing the bomb blast in central oslo, the camera was rolling during the first part of last friday's attacks the car bomb exploding in front of government buildings, people shopping inside a store, the suspect in the attack confessed to killing 68 more people at a camp on an island 25 miles away. he had been shooting for an hour when police finally arrived officers say both engines stalled on the way and they had to wait for back up he surrendered
called operation -- psychological operations were used to try to get senators to support the war in afghanistan. >>> attorney general holder, scheduled to meet with 9/11 family members concerned over allegations news of the world offered to pay for private phone records of victims of the terror attacks in the u.s. a new york attorney said he and 20 family members will make recommendations to the justice department regarding possible actions the government could take to investigate this...